Monitoring health disparities in healthcare-associated infection surveillance

We investigated whether and how infection prevention programs monitor for health disparities as part of healthcare-associated infection (HAI) surveillance through a survey of healthcare epidemiology leaders. Most facilities are not assessing for disparities in HAI rates. Professional society and national guidance should focus on addressing this gap.

McGrath, C., Logan, L., Deloney, V., Rubin, L., Ravin, K., Muller, M., . . . Ramirez-Avila, L. Monitoring health disparities in healthcare-associated infection surveillance: A Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) Research Network (SRN) Survey. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. 2023:1-4.